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Originally Posted by jzx1103
Ive said this before and ill say it again. The biggest difference between Kobe and Magic in this hobby is that Kobe has a crazy collectors market overseas compared to Magic Johnson, epecially in China and the Philippines that tremendously affect the value of their cards. For whatever reason there are folks in this sub that either just want to be blatantly ignorant of this fact, or don't want to believe it. I've sold so many high end Kobe cards since the Pandemic and 80% of them are buyers from China. And before some of you guys are also ignorant of this fact, I can tell you that there are also lots and lots of folks in China with deep pockets, no less than here in the U.S. Also the reason why people in Asia care wayyyyy more about Kobe vs Magic is because Kobe played during the hey-days of NBA popularity in Asia, which is late 90s to the 2000s. Barely anyone in Asia got to watch the NBA in the 80s thus Magic got a lot less exposure there. It's not always about career achievements when it comes to value in this hobby otherwise Tim Duncan would be one of the most expensive hobby value-wise.
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This is the big thing right here, and it applies to all sports. There's a reason why "hobby good" is a term. Achievements/play doesn't always translate into hobby success, it's just how it is
01-04-2026, 02:28 PM
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